Pulmonary artery banding before Norwood procedure

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;75(3):1008-10. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04394-1.

Abstract

Described here is the use of bilateral pulmonary artery banding as a means to achieve effective restoration of adequate systemic blood flow before a Norwood procedure in two newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who presented after birth with a severe imbalance of Qp/Qs and multiorgan system dysfunction despite usual pharmacologic and ventilatory strategies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Humans
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / surgery*
  • Hypoxia / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypoxia / surgery*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Ligation
  • Mitral Valve / abnormalities*
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Organ Failure / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Reoperation